Principal Project Management

Northrop Grumman • Camarillo, CA

1d • $94,200 - $141,200 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal/Sr Principal Project Manager to support the U.S. Navy’s Airborne Electronic Attack Integrated Product Team (IPT), within the EMW Operating Unit, Advanced Missions Capabilities Business Unit, and Airborne Multifunction Sensors Division. The position is located at the customer site at Pt Mugu, California, and provides direct support to the IPT’s Executive Leadership Team. The role serves as a liaison between client program management leaders and planning, logistics, technical, and functional management, supporting project execution and program reporting.

The Project Manager reviews project and budget status, manages schedules, prepares status reports, assesses issues, develops resolutions, and establishes methods to monitor progress and intervene when needed. The position may be filled at either the Principal Project Manager Level 3 or Sr Principal Project Manager Level 4. Relocation assistance may be available. The role requires an active DoD Secret clearance or higher, granted or renewed within the last six years, and the ability to obtain special access clearances.

Requirements

• For Principal Project Manager Level 3: Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of relevant professional experience supporting U.S. Government contracts or project management activities, or a master’s degree and 3 years of relevant experience. An additional 4 years of directly related professional work experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
• For Sr Principal Project Manager Level 4: Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant professional experience supporting U.S. Government contracts or project management activities, or a master’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience. An additional 6 years of directly related professional work experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating work across multiple internal and external stakeholders, including cross-functional teams supporting project and program deliverables.
• Experience supporting monitoring and control of program plans and cost and schedule baselines to meet contractual requirements and stakeholder expectations or deliverables.
• Demonstrated use of MS Office Suite applications, including Excel for data analysis, tracking, and reporting; Word for formal documentation; PowerPoint for executive and customer or stakeholder briefings; and MS Project for schedule development and tracking.
• Demonstrated experience applying business and financial management principles to program or project execution, including cost account management, financial tracking, forecasting, or performance reporting.
• Superior attention to detail and focus on customer satisfaction.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active DoD Secret clearance or higher, granted or renewed within the last six years, and ability to obtain special access clearances upon starting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting program management, engineering, manufacturing, or supply chain functions within a program or project execution environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Project for schedule development, tracking, or reporting.
• Experience or formal training supporting EVM activities, including cost performance tracking, variance analysis, forecasting, or baseline management.
• Active Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between client program management leaders and planning, logistics, technical leads, and functional management.
• Review project and budget status, manage schedules, and prepare status reports.
• Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and stakeholder-satisfaction goals.
• Develop mechanisms to monitor project progress and support intervention and problem solving.
• Work with the Program Manager and IPT leaders on program reporting and executive-level presentations.
• Ensure IPT processes and products produce quality, compliant, affordable, and on-time deliverables that achieve customer satisfaction.
• Ensure implementation of new processes and implement process-improvement changes.
• Create, maintain, and update meeting attendance lists, minutes, and meeting rhythm.
• Capture, track, and manage meeting action items through closure.
• Adhere to budget baselines using Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost and schedule control methodologies and tools.
• Manage Government- or customer-supplied property or information, including GFE/CFE.
• Adhere to internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.
• Ensure the IPT understands and adheres to contract scope and manages change through control board activities.
• Develop and adhere to plans and schedules.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
• Relocation assistance may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal